by our College Data Analytics TeamBecker College was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
Becker College has an acceptance rate of 83%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 76% of students accepted to Becker College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 600. Math scores were between 480 and 580.
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At Becker College, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Becker College is 22%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 77% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Becker College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Becker College this rate is 36%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Becker College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,638 undergraduates at Becker College with 1,281 being full-time and 357 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $29,610 | $30,119 | $32,534 | $34,872 | $35,674 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Becker College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Becker College, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $11,707 a year. That adds up to $46,828 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Becker College is 5.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Becker College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 61 Sever St, Worcester, MA 01609-2165 |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/pages/Becker-College/14053065713?ref=ts |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/beckernews |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2019-2020, 1,675 students took at least one online class at Becker College. This is an increase from the 791 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 1,675 | 1,675 |
| 2018-2019 | 791 | 104 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,346 | 97 |
| 2016-2017 | 532 | 59 |
| 2015-2016 | 501 | 53 |
Learn more about online learning at Becker College.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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